Lag Shot Golf Swing Trainer Review

The Lag Shot Golf Swing Trainers are heavy-headed clubs on very whippy shafts that teach what proper lag feels like. Because you hit real balls, the ball flight tells you how you did. I used the Triple Threat set, with a driver, 7-iron and 54° wedge, for two months indoors and outdoors, before rounds and at the range.

I don’t normally like training aids, but these stayed in my bag long after the review.

Why I changed my mind about training aids

I’ll admit it: I hate training aids. It isn’t because I have a perfect swing. I don’t have much spare time to practice, and I haven’t found most training aids to help my game. All the weird contraptions out there rarely have any staying power, and I lose interest or don’t see the benefit in my scores.

Lag Shot is the exception. The Triple Threat set offers something for the driver, irons and wedges, and I plan to keep one or more in my bag for every round.

Driver trainer

Everyone wants more power off the tee, and one of the easiest ways to hit the ball farther is to create more lag. Lag is the coil and tension before the release of power into the ball, and the heavy, very flexible Lag Shot driver teaches you what that feels like.

I expected the driver to be easy to master and I was wrong. It is hard to hit well with poor timing, because you have to focus on the tempo, timing and sequence that create lag. Using it is intuitive, since you just swing, but to analyze your results you probably need the videos in the app. I would still like a simple printed guide with a few basic pointers, such as what it means when the ball goes straight right.

7-iron trainer

The 7-iron was both the most frustrating and the most rewarding club in the set. I felt decent about my iron swing until it showed me my flaws, and I kept hitting weak, low shots to the right. After a couple of videos and some focused work, I started hitting good, accurate, consistent shots, and my mechanics improved.

The blue shaft flexes so much that a face that isn’t square at impact shows up even more. The heavier weight also trains more explosive swings, so regular clubs feel light and you might swing faster. Paired with confidence, I think that can lead to straighter and longer iron shots.

Wedge trainer

The 54° wedge has the same floppy shaft. Wedge swings are slower and the margin for error is smaller, but nearly every golfer needs better wedge shots, and better wedges mean lower scores. The Lag Shot wedge showed me my miss was contact: I wasn’t getting the leading edge and heel down under the ball.

It synced my timing for crisp, clean contact, and it helped on half shots too, improving timing and release. If you chop, flip or chunk your wedges, this club can help you groove a smoother swing. Warming up with it had the biggest effect on my round, and on those days my scores were lower.

Should you buy it?

Yes, if you want feedback from real shots, especially if you cast or flip at the ball or want a club that syncs your timing before a round. The Lag Shot Golf Swing Trainers are easy to use, and the training videos in the app are well done. The 7-iron is the Best Swing Training Club in our best training aids guide, and the driver and wedge are extras if you want the full set.

Skip it if your timing is already good and you want more speed, since the SuperSpeed Speed Sticks PRO is built for that. You also need a range or net to see the ball flight, and the clubs punish poor timing at first.

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